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Abstract #26586 Published in IGR 12-3
Value of optical coherence tomography for anterior segment surgery
Doors M; Berendschot TTJM; de Brabander J; Webers CAB; Nuijts RMMAJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2010; 36: 1213-1229
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is an important new noncontact imaging technology that uses a 1310 nm super luminescent diode. It can be used to assess anterior chamber biometry, corneal thickness, lens thickness, and angle configuration; to visualize pathological processes; to evaluate postsurgical anatomy and posttraumatic eyes; and to image phakic intraocular lenses and intracorneal ring segments. Because it is a noncontact technique, it can also be used intraoperatively, which could be useful during trabeculectomy and after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty to detect abnormalities in the cornea and interface. A disadvantage of AS-OCT is its inability to penetrate the iris pigment epithelium, which makes it impossible to evaluate the structures behind the iris. The most frequently used devices are time-domain AS-OCT, but new Fourier-domain OCT devices, which have faster image acquisition and higher resolution, are currently under investigation. Financial Disclosure: No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
R.M.M.A. Nuijts. Department of Ophthalmology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands. rudy.nuijts@mumc.nl
Classification:
6.9.2.1 Anterior (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis > 6.9.2 Optical coherence tomography)
